Water-motor.



J. 0. FARLEY.

WATER MOTOR. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 25,1911.

Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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1. 0. PARLEY.

WATER MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY25, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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N am J. 0. FARLBY. WATER MOTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 25, 1911 1,034,603. Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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JOSEPH 0. FARLEY, 015 NORTH YAKIIVIA, WASHINGTON.

WATER-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed m 25, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912. Serial No. 640,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH O. FARLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Yakima, in the county of Yakima and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVatenMo-tors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the acchalns 10, these rods serve as a support for companying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in water motors, and more particularly to one adapted to be submerged in a stream, flume or other moving body of water and oonsisting of. an endless chain or belt carrying feathering or folding blades.

The object of the invention is to provide and simplify the construction and operation of water motors or water wheels of this character and thereby render them more efficient and less expensive.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a side elevation of my improved water motor, parts being broken and in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the main frame being broken away and in section; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 4: is a detail view of one of the blades; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the elevated links.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes the main frame arranged in a stream, flume or other moving body of water indicated at 1V, and adapted to support my improved water wheel or motor. This frame may be of any form and construction but I preferably make it of upright posts 2 connected by suitable bars and braces 3 and having their lower ends made curved or of angular shape and anchored as at 4 in the bottom or bed ofthe stream;

'The water wheel or motor proper is mounted on a horizontal frame 5 arranged within the main frame, and while this horizontal frame may be stationary, I preferably mount it for vertical adjustment by employing vertical screw shafts 6 which have threaded engagement with the upper bars of the main frame, and connected with the horizontal frame at 6, hand wheels 7 being provided at the upper ends of said screw shafts, whereby the horizontal frame may be raised or lowered.

Journaled in suitable bearings on the end portions of the horizontal frame 5 are transverse shafts 8 which carry the sprocket wheels 9 for endless chains 10. The latter are connected by the rods 10 which are mounted in the elevated links 10 in the the transverse blades 11 which are hingedly mounted thereon for swinging movement as shown at 12, and each of which consists of an inner section and an outer section 13, which'is hinged to the inner section at 14.

15 indicates the inclined guide and stop rods which are pivoted to an elevated link 15 in the chains 10 and pass through guide openings 16 in the blades 11, heads 17 being provided on the free ends of said rods to limit the swinging movement of the blades. Any numberof these rods may be used, but in the present construction I have shown but two.

Strips or blocks 18 are provided having one end secured to the blade 11 while the other end projects down over the outer section 13 and prevents it from passing com pletely backward as it swings on its hinges. Lugs 19 are formed on the front of the blades 11 and disposed above the rods 15 so that as each blade swings on its pivot at the rear end the lugs 19 will tend to frictionally bind on i the rods 15 and the blades will be held up so as to prevent them from coming in contact with the chains 10. Owing to this peculiar construction and mounting of the blades and the co-acting rods 15, it will be seen that .when the wheel or motor is submerged in a body of water which moves in the direction of arrow to in Fig. 1, the impact of the water against the blades 11 which hang from the lower stretch ofthe chains 10 will cause said blades to move through the water and will consequently move the chains and rotate the shafts 8.

It will be noted that the stops 16 on the rods 15 will prevent the blades 11 from swinging upwardly and forwardly, and consequently the full force of the water will be directed against the blades. As each blade approaches the rear or back end of the device it will swing on its pivot or hinges 12, and as it swings it will slide on its guide rod or rods 15. As it thus swings it will. drop to a horizontal plane on top of the upper stretches or rows of the chains and will consequently offer no resistance to the movement of the chains. As these folded or feathered blades reach the front end of the device they fall forwardly and downwardly and their swinging sections 13 swing on the pivots 14: so as to reduce friction and resistance at this point and allow the blades to drop to their perpendicular positions so that they are acted on by the water.

The entire device is preferably arranged at a slight angle with respect to the direction of movement of the body of water so that the current catches the blades or paddles at an angle, and in order to render the force of the current more effective, a deflecting wall or walls 20 may be provided at the front or head of the device for throwing and holding the water against the blades.

Any kind of a gearing may be put on top of the frame, which latter may be in the nature of a platform or a building containing machinery, etc. As illustrated, shafts 21 are provided on the upper portion of the main frame and connected together. and to the shafts 8 by belts and pulleys or sprocket chains and sprocket wheels, but as above stated other gearing may be employed.

Where the device is used over a Hume the 1 horizontal frame 5 may be stationary Etlldi by said sprocket wheels, transverse blades not mounted for vertical adjustment.

What is claimed is: V

1. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a main frame, a horizontal frame arranged wlthin said main frame, transverse shafts Ournaled on the end portions of the horizontal frame,, sprocket wheels mounted on said shafts,

. blades, and heads formed on the free end of said rods to limit the swinging movement of the blades.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a main frame, a horizontal frame arranged within said main frame, sprocket wheels suitably mounted on the end portions of said horizontal frame, endless chains carried by said sprocket wheels, transverse blades mounted for swinging movement on said chains, said blades comprising an inner and outer section, transverse strips having one end secured to the inner section while the other endprojects down over the outer section and prevents it from swinging completely backward as it swings on its hinges.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a main frame, a horizontal frame arranged therein, sprocket wheels suitably mounted on the end portions of the horizontal frame, endless chains carried by said sprocket wheels, sectional transverse blades mounted for swinging movement on said chains, said blades comprising an inner and outer section, the outer section being hinged to the inner section for swinging movement, the inner sectionbeing provided with openings adapted to receive incllned guide or stop rods which are pivoted to the endless chains, and heads formed on the free end of said rods to limit the swinging movement of the blades.

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a main frame, a horizon tal frame arranged therein, sprocket wheels suitably mounted on the end portions of said horizontal frame, endless chains carried mounted on said chains for swinging movement, said blades comprising an inner and an outer section, transverse strips having one end secured to the inner section while the other end projects down over the outer section, preventing it from swinging completely backward, said strips and inner section having an opening formed therein adapted to receive guide or stop rods, and lugs formed on said transverse strips to bind on the stop rods as the blade swings on its pivot at the rear end to keep said blade from coming in contact with the said sprocket wheels.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH O. FARLEY.

Witnesses:

\ A. S. NroHoLs,

HERMAN PATNODE.

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